ADM EXPORT (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05692660 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£34.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,905

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
Current Assets
£55k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-31
Current assets£55.4k
Net assets£34.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-24
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2006-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADM EXPORT (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    DANAN, Albert Louis appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-14

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Albert Louis Danan
Individual · French · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Brayford Square
London
Greater London
E1 0SG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DANAN, Albert Louis→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2010-06-24
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-25